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2. Jennie N., b. October 14, 1866; m. January 5, 1884, Frank P. Sleeper.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Marion J., b. August 30, 1886 ; m. March 20, 1906, Ray C. Marsh, all of Lowell, Mass.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Frank R., b. December, 1906.
2. Lewis B., b. August 19, 1909.
3. Kenneth N., b. July 18, 1911.
4. Charles L., b. September 10, 1913.
5. Brenden L., b. December 9, 1914.
2. Royce J., b. September 5, 1892 ; m. Ethel M. Farrar.
3. Daniel L., b. May 4, 1897.
BOWERS.
JOHN was b. in Leominster, Mass., and when quite a young. man served in the Revolution, after which he married Elizabeth Boutelle, and this couple established them a home in the heart of the wilderness in the township of Hancock, their cabin reached only by a bridle path. In this humble home seven children were born to them, the youngest of the family, Mark, becoming a schoolmaster of note in those days. After ten years of teaching, Mark married Selina Foster, and laid aside the rod of the school- master and settled down to life on the old homestead. This couple were also the parents of seven children.
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III. CHILD.
7. The youngest child of seven children of this couple, Samuel O., was b. in 1843; ed. at Hancock Academy; studied dentistry, to finally locate in H., where he has been in active practice for over fifty years. (See Vol. I for sketch.). Dr. Bowers m. in Henniker, May 27, 1871, Susie J., dau. of Isaac Thorpe, of Weare. He is today the only surviving member of his father's family.
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IV. CHILDREN.
1. Elgen, b. October 11, 1873; after finishing his studies in the High School of H., he took up the study of dentistry, and upon receiving his diploma began practice in Antrim, where he was very successful. In 1919 he opened an office in Hillsborough, where he is practising today with excellent results.
2. Isabel F., b. March 15, 1891; completed course at High School; afterwards employed in telephone office; assisted brother in dental office.
BOYDEN.
JONATHAN, S. of Jonathan and Freelove (Smith) Boyden ; b. in Walpole, Mass., Sept. 17, 1772; m. Feb. 7, 1799, Tryphena Fales, of Wrentham, Mass .; came to H. and lived on David Smith farm; then at Upper and Lower villages; wheelwright; d. 1830.
III. CHILDREN.
1. William, b. in Pelham, in 1802; m. Irene Putney; d. in Boston, Mass., August 1, 1850.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Charles F., b. October 26, 1835.
2. Angeline, b. February 15, 1838.
3. George W., b. October 30, 1840; enlisted September 18, 1861, in Co. H,, 4th Reg. N. H. Vols .; res. in H .; d. unm. January 4, 1912.
2. Daniel, b. February 10, 1803 ; m. in Boston, January 19, 1875.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Harriet M., b. 1829; d. January 22, 1897; two sons.
2. Mary A., b. April 15, 1831; m. but no children.
3. Walter W., b. April 14, 1839 ; m. one son, two daughters.
3. David D., b. July 4, 1814 ; m. and d. in Boston.
ROY J. BOYNTON, M. D.
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IV. CHILDREN.
1. Sarah J., b. September 17, 1849; d. unm., September 15, 1895.
2. Daniel, b. June 14, 1851; d. May 30, 1852.
3. Samuel S., b. October 19, 1852; res. Portland, Me., unm.
4. Humphrey, b. in 1854; d. same year.
5. Frank, b. July 8, 1856; m., one son.
4. Harvey, b. June 1, 1824 ; was many years in employ of David Fuller & Co., in tanyard at Lower Village; d. May 5, 1884.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Elizabeth F., b. March 30, 1853 ; m. twice, second, William War- ren ; no children.
2. Ida May, b. September 21, 1854 ; m., two daus.
3. Anna Louise, b. November 23, 1859; m., one dau.
5. Susan, twin of Harvey, b. June 1, 1824; no further record.
BOYNTON.
WILLIAM C., s. of John F. and Lovilla A. (George) Boyn- ton, and g. s. of David and Lydia (Favor) Boynton, was b. in Weare, 1859; m. in H. in 1880, Lovina, dau. of Elijah and Abigail (Chase) Clough, of Deering.
IV. CHILD.
1. George W., b. January 10, 1882; m. September 7, 1911, Georgia, dau. of Putnam and Emma (Wellman) Russell, of Newport, b. September 17, 1882. Mr. Boynton is a grocer at Bridge Village.
RoY J., M. D., s. of James W. and Elizabeth (Brown) Boyn- ton ; b. in Hillsborough, July 31, 1881 ; graduated from Hillsbor- ough High School 1901, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1905, with degree of M. D. Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics at College of Physicians and Surgeons 1905 to 1915. He is Secretary and Professor of Therapeutics Middlesex Col- lege of Medicine and Surgery, also member of the Board of Trustees since 1915; ex-Pres. of the Boston District medical society ; Practicing physician at Framingham, Mass .; Visiting Gastro-Enterologist at Middlesex Hospital, Cambridge, Mass .; President and General Manager St. Albans Gas Company of Vermont ; President and General Manager Barre Gas Company
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of Vermont; Secretary Devonshire Safe Deposit Company ; As- sociated in business with E. H. Gay, Boston Banker.
BRADFORD.
The patronymic of Bradford is an honored one in New Eng- land history and heads a long list comprising such names as Winslow, Brewster, Standish, Alden and others. One, William Bradford, was ranked as a yeoman and held property in the small village of Austerfield, on the southern border of Yorkshire, Eng- land, in the year 1560.
Relating to the direct ancestry of the Bradfords living in Hillsborough, who were very likely descendants, collateral if not direct, of Governor Bradford of the Plymouth colony, Robert Bradford, b. about 1626; d. Jan. 13, 1707.
II. CHILDREN.
1. Robert, Jr., b. about 1650; m. Hannah -
III. CHILDREN.
1. John, b. 1672.
2. Robert, 3rd, bap. 1676.
3. Martha, bap. 1676.
2. William, b. about 1652; m. Rachel, dau. of John Raymond(t) of Beverly, Mass., Nov. 14, 1676. He was a "roper" (rope-maker) and d. June 15, 1717.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Abigail, b. September 15, 1682; published to Philip Deland, July 10, 1708.
2. Rachel, b. July 13, 1684.
3. William, b. 1686; m. December 23, 1707, by Rev. Thomas Bowers, Grace, dau. of Andrew Elliott, of Beverly, "sea- man". Rem. from Beverly to Boxford, Mass., in 1721, and was taxed there in 1743, when he rem. to Middleton, Mass., where he d. in 1760 or 1761.
4. John, b. February 28, 1689; m. first, December 26, 1717, Annie Lovett; had several children b. in Beverly, Mass .; m. second, Hannah , who survived him.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Robert, b. June 14, 1709, in Beverly ; m. Hepzibah Averill, who d. before him; he d. about 1790.
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2. Mary, b. May 1, 1710; adm. to First Church in Roxbury, Mass., February 11, 1728 ; m. Abraham Gage, of Brad- ford, Mass., August 7, 1734; rem. to Middleton, Mass. 3. Rachel, b. September 1, 1712 ; m. February 4, 1741, Jacob Dresser, ancestor of the Dressers in Hillsborough and Windsor.
4. William, b. April 25, 1715 ; res. in Boxford, Mass .; m. Mary Lambert; rem. to Amherst.
V. CHILDREN.
1. Samuel, who res. in H., and known as "Lieutenant Sam." (See)
2. There were other children.
5. Andrew, b. in Beverly, Mass., November 1, 1717; m. first, in Beverly, June 16, 1743, Rebecca, dau. of Samuel and Susanna Cole, of Boxford; rem. to Souhegan, N. H., November 27, 1743, previous to its incorporation as the town of Amherst ; m. second, Mrs. Hannah (Goffe) Chandler, wid. of Thomas Chandler, b. January 16, 1723, dau. of Col. John and Hannah (Griggs) Goffe. Rem. to H., but he d. in Milford, in 1798, aged over 80 years. His wid. d. December 14, 1819, aged 96 years. He was known as "Captain Andrew."
V. CHILDREN.
1. John, child of first mar., b. 1744; m. Sarah Putnam, and set. in Amherst, but rem. to H. about 1797, and after a year went to Hancock, where he d. June 27, 1836, aged 93 years. He was very active in the Revolution and commanded a company at Bennington ; was known as "Captain John", and was credited with being the first to storm the enemy's breastworks.
VI. CHILDREN.
1. Sarah, b. July 16, 1769; m. Solomon Andrews. (See)
2. Thomas, b. June 8, 1771; m. first, Nabby Merrill ; m. sec., Patty Coburn; set. in Lyndeborough. 3. John, Jr., b. July 9, 1773; m. Mary Langdon or Langdell, of Mont Vernon. He came to H. about 1797, and set. in the west part of the town on the "Old Road" near Windsor, where he res. until 1842, when he rem. to Peter- borough.
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VII. CHILDREN.
1. Mary, d. in infancy.
2. Mary, b. in 1803.
3. Nancy, b. in 1805; d. in Peterborough, in 1885, unm.
4. Lucy, b. in 1806; m. William C. Mugford; d. in 1848.
5. Sarah, b. in 1808; d. unm.
6. John L., b. in 1810; m. Mrs. Maria (Bacon) Chace; res. Albany, N. Y. Had a dau. Marion.
7. William S., b. in 1812 ; m. Emily
4. Ephraim Putnam, b. December 26, 1776. He grad. from Harvard University and became a very successful preacher; m. September, 1806, Mary, dau. of Dea. Ephraim and Mary (Barker) Manning of Amherst, and set. in New Boston; d. December 14, 1845, leaving ten children.
5. Thatcher, b. 1781, and set. in Hancock; m. Septem- ber 1, , Mercy, dau. of John Foster, five children being born of the union. He served in the War of 1812 as 3rd Lieut. in Capt. Hugh Moor's company.
6. Rebecca, b. in 178 -; m. Judge Jacob Whittemore, of Antrim.
7. William, b. in 1784; d. in August, 1800.
2. Rebecca, b. November 7, 1757.
3. Mary, b. January 12, 1760; m. September 12, 1780, John Wallace, b. March 20, 1756 ; she d. Septem- ber 8, 1840.
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1. William.
4. Andrew, b. June 11, 1763; m. December 19, 1785; d. January 31, 1836.
5. Lucy Parker, b. in 1762 ; d. April 14, 1847.
6. Mehitabel, b. July 27, 1766; m. first, May 28, 1782 ; m. second, Henry Codman; m. third, Ezekiel Upton.
6. Samuel, bap. May 8, 1720, in Beverly, Mass .; rem. to Middleton, Mass., and then to H. (Captain Sam. See)
7. Patience, b. in Boxford, Mass., November 3, 1723.
8. Bethiah, b. July 10, 1726; m. John Gould, of Newbury, Mass.
9. Lucy, b. August 22, 1729, in Boxford, Mass.
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BRADFORD.
CAPTAIN SAMUEL. Among the pioneers who came in the second settlement of Hillsborough no name stands out with more prominence than that of Bradford, and by a singular coincidence it was borne by two men having the same given name. Both, too, were or had been tavern-keepers, and were, no doubt, relatives, though that is not proven by such fragmentary records as have been handed down to us. The first to deserve mention was known as "Captain Sam," and he came from Middleton, Mass., to H. before 1766, for at that time he had already built a substantial house on Bible Hill, where he offered entertainment for man and beast. He had kept a public inn before coming here, and was well adapted to the business. He also built the first saw and grist mill in town, on the stream which runs from East Washington to the North Branch of the Contoocook. This was running in 1766, but was swept away by a freshet the following spring. Without doubt the earlier meetings of the community were held at his inn, and it is certain the first regular town meeting was called at his house. He was active and capable in all matters con- nected with town and church affairs; was Captain of the first militia company formed in town. He m. Dec. 29, 1743, Mary Taylor, of Middleton, Mass., where all of their children were born. He d. early in 1776 or late in 1775, as the name of Wid. Mary Bradford appears on the tax list for the former year.
II. CHILDREN.
1. Timothy, b. September 17, 1745; d. at Tunbridge, Vt., in 1833. He m. May 21, 1763, Edith, dau. of Bazaleel and Anna Howe, b. October 11, 1744, at Marlboro, Mass., and d. at Tunbridge, Vt., in 1822.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Edith, b. August 11, 1764; d. September 26, 1777.
2. Robert, b. June 21, 1766 ; m. Hannah Luce, dau. of Zachariah and Sarah (Clifford) Luce, of Martha's Vineyard; had nine children : Clifford, Cyrus, Sarah, Lorinda, Cynthia, Stephen, Almon, Edith, Robert.
3. Lucy, b. June 21, 1768, at Deering; m. Mansel Alcock, of Deer- ing; had thirteen children: Mansel, Luke, Mark, John Robert, Timothy, Cyrus, Baxter, Alvah, Frederick, Clarissa, Sarah, Lucy. All but two of these children had their names changed to "Otis," and Mark his to "Alcott."
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4. Hepzibah, b. December 4, 1770; d. December 28, 1770.
5. Timothy, b. February 10, 1772.
6. Nabby, b. April 22, 1774.
7. Baxter, b. July 4, 1776 ; last heard from in Hudson, N. Y.
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Edith, b. October 22, 1778 ; m. first, 1793, Abiel French, b. at Chester, Vt., 1762; d. at Middlebury, Vt., 1808; she m. second, March 24, 1817, Joel Wilson, b. July 29, 1766, at Keene ; d. July 8, 1823, at Gilsum. She had seven children by her first m., and one by her second.
9. Abigail, b. in 1782; m. 1800, Theodore Richardson, b. at Goshen; she d. 1833 ; he d. 1847. Children : Polly, Harmon, Luther, Josiah, Cyrus.
10. Bazaleel, b. February 9, 1784.
11. Cyrus, d. unm.
12. Nancy, b. April 26, 1788; m. Sovember 12, 1812, Asahal Stiles, b. November 23, 1790; d. September 27, 1834; she d. July 6, 1861. Children : Clara, Clorinda M., Asahal B., Nancy B., David L., John M., William L., Baxter B., Melvin F., Maynard.
2. William, b. June 13, 1747.
3. Samuel, b. 1749 ; d. in infancy.
4. Samuel, Jr., b. January 21, 1752, in Middleton, Mass., but rem. with his parents to H. He was active in military affairs; was in Captain Baldwin's company at Bunker Hill, having been made Sergt .- Major of First N. H. Reg., under Stark; became Sec- ond-Lieut. of the 5th Continental, January 1, 1776; First- Lieut. of Second N. H. Reg. under Poor, November 8, 1776; retired September 1, 1778. He m. Mary Flint; d. in Acworth, July 23, 1833, aged 80 years.
5. Mary, b. March 22, 1755; m. 1776, Nehemiah Wilkins ( ?).
6. Elizabeth, b. February 5, 1758; m. October, 1777, Jacob Flint ( ?).
LIEUT. SAMUEL, the oldest s. of William and Mary (Lam- bert) Bradford, of Middleton, Mass., was b. at Amherst in 1739; m. Dec. 17, 1761, Anna, dau. of John and Hannah (Wilkins) Washer ; served in Crown Point Campaign of 1758; came to this town previous to 1766, just as his namesake, "Captain Sam" did. He, too, set. on Bible Hill, and it seerns reasonable to suppose he was a nephew of the other. He received a commission as Lieut. in Ioth Co., 15th Reg., Militia of the Province of New Hamp- shire, Isaac Baldwin, Captain; his commission was signed by Gov. John Wentworth and Theodore Atkinson, Secy, "in the 14th year of the Reign of his Majesty King George the Third."
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Lieut. Bradford served in the Revolutionary War; d. in Antrim, Feb. 5, 1813; his wid. d. in 1833.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Eliphalet, b. in Amherst, January 25, 1764; m. August 22, 1781, Sarah Wiley ; rem. to Phelpstown, N. Y., in 1805, where he d. March 2, 1807.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Sarah, b. March 25, 1782; d. February 17, 1793.
2. Polly, b. October 20, 1783.
3. Hannah, b. August 19, 1786.
4. George, b. June 11, 1888 ; d. September 7, 1791.
5. Anna, b. December 11, 1790.
6. George, b. December 22, 1792.
7. Sarah, b. July 8, 1794.
8. Athe or Alta, b. January 17, 1796.
2. Hannah, b. October 14, 1766, in H .; d. September 10, 1777.
3. Samuel, Jr., b. September 29, 1768 ; m. October 18, 1791, Hannah, dau. of Isaac and Hannah (Ballard) Chandler, b. January 12, 1771, and who d. April 12, 1818. Samuel, Jr., lived on his father's homestead, until 1802, during which year he started in the fall for Boston with a drove of cattle for market, and was never afterwards heard of.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Clarissa, b. May 28, 1792 ; m. Timothy Gould. (See)
2. Lenora, b. February 7, 1796 ; d. July 1, 1815.
3. Hannah, b. December 11, 1801; d. January 14, 1803.
4. Anna, b. July 22, 1770; m. John Sprague, who lived on the farm afterwards owned by Thaddeus Monroe; rem. to Danville, Vt., where she d. November 15, 1823. Several children.
5. Mary, b. December 3, 1772; d. September 13, 1777.
6. Stephen, b. June 30, 1775 ; d. September 8, 1777.
7. Joseph, b. February 21, 1777; d. October 6, 1777.
8. Stephen, b. January 4, 1779; m. in 1801 or 1802; shoemaker by trade; res. in Lisbon, in 1805, and later at La Prairie, Quebec, where he d. in 1817; wife d. about the same time at Henis- ford. Children : Mary, Caroline and Charity.
9. Joseph, b. November 30, 1780; m. about 1806, Priscilla Pease; res. in Canaan, Me .; was a saddler; two children b. here, Gran- ville and Mary ; afterwards he went to New Jersey, where he m. again.
10. Hannah, b. November, 1782 ; m. in 1804, Elijah Gould, of Antrim.
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IV. CHILDREN.
1. Franklin, b. October 5, 1805; d. unm. at the age of 70 years.
2. David B., b. September 3, 1807; m. October 12, 1837.
3. Hannah, m. David B. Gould. (See)
11. David, b. March 31, 1785; became a sailor and was lost overboard from brig "Betsey" on voyage from Leghorn, in 1806.
12. William W., b. December 24, 1788; d. at Norfolk, Va., September 24, 1824.
BENJAMIN. The first record of this line in Hillsborough County is in 1771, when Benjamin Bradford of Society Land bought, for five shillings, "Lot No. I in Society Land laid out to the right of Richard Wibird, late of Portsmouth." "in considera- tion of his performing the settling duty on said lot." In another deed he figures as "Benjamin C. Bradford, gentleman." His name appears among the petitioners for the charter of Deering, and in 1776 he was one of the selectmen and signed the Associa- tion Test. In 1777 he served as second lieutenant in Peter Clark's company under Stark in the Bennington campaign. He m. first, Mary Read, of Amherst; m. second, Dec. 21, 1792, Mary Mc- Adams of H .; rem. to H. in 1800.
II. CHILDREN.
1. Robert Read, b. in 1776, in Henniker ; m. in 1794, Esther Munsil, of Marlow; lived in Marlow. Several daughters were born to them, and one son, Curtis. This line is now extinct on the male side.
2. Benjamin, b. March 19, 1783; came to H. with his father in 1800. Served as a captain under Colonels Aquila Davis and Denny McCobb, in the N. H. Volunteers, from February 1, 1813, until April 21, 1814, when he was appointed captain in the 45th U. S. Infantry, from which he res. August 1, 1814, on account of disability contracted while on duty at Ormstown, Lower Can- ada, in November, 1813, for which he was pensioned. He was a carpenter, and he built several houses of note at Bridge Village, among them two hotels, the Butler house and store, corner Main and School streets; the old house that stood on the site of the Marcy block. He kept the Valley Hotel several years, but rem. to Upper Village in 1828, and commenced the manufacture of furniture. He m. April 5, 1805, Mary, dau. of Simon and Molly (Hutchins) Hartwell. He d. July 2, 1830; she d. April 29, 1872, in Nashua.
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III. CHILDREN.
1. Harriet L., b. August 1, 1808 ; m. October 25, 1836, Horace, s. of Jeremiah and Sarah (Wright) Bemis, of Dublin, N. H., a shoemaker ; set. in New Haven, Vt .; rem. to Williston, Vt., in 1841, Richmond, Vt., in 1853; d. August 10, 1881, at the home of her son in Jonesville, Vt. He d. March 17, 1890, at Richmond, Vt.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Dr. Oliver Bradford, b. ; saw severe service in the Civil War, having enlisted August 20, 1861, in Co. K., 5th Reg., Vt. Vols .; mustered out August 5, 1862 ; re-enlisted Dec. 4, 1863, Co. H., 2nd U. S. Sharp- shooters (Berdin's) ; serv. under General Hancock in the battles of Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, before Petersburg, and at the surrender of General Lee.
2. Harriet, d. unm., Brattleboro, Vt.
3. Allen C.
2. Mary R., b. August 15, 1810 ; m. 1829, Luther, s. of Capt. William and Sarah (Mead) Taggard; merchant tailor; rem. to Nashua ; he d. June 19, 1860. She d. October, 1898. No children, but they adopted George Hartwell, after the death of his mother.
3. Andrew J., b. January 3, 1814; was crippled in left foot and leg from 3 years of age; a shoemaker ; set. in Vergennes, Vt .; m. January 31, 1837, Emily, dau. of John and Susan (Ormsbee) Lewis; rem. same
year to Michigan. She d. January 6, 1867; he d. June 27, 1878, at Andover, Kansas. They had six children. Descendants of this line are now living in Wichita, Kas., and Chicago, Ill.
4. Dana B., b. October 29, 1817; prepared at Beverly, Mass., for the ministry of the "Christian" denomination, but later became a Congregationalist and held pastorates in N. H., Mass., Vt. and N. Y .; m. September 12, 1838, Harriet S., dau. of Amasa and Polly (Crocker) Jones, of Canaan, N. H .; grad. Gilmanton Theological Seminary, 1841; Chap- lain, New Hampshire Legislature, 1865 ; he d. February 10, 1890, at Jericho, Vt. Seven children. (Reference in regard to this branch of the Bradford family is made to "Gene- alogy of the Hartwell Family," by L. W. Densmore, from which most of this has been condensed by permission.)
3. Mongas, who m. and lived in Andover, Vt .; had daus. Sally and Hepsha.
4. Harriet, who m. a man by the name of Tubbs.
5. Lucy, who m. James Heath and lived in Newport.
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IV. CHILDREN.
1. John, who was drowned with his father.
2. Robert, who graduated from Dartmouth College, and rem. to So. Carolina.
It is believed that the only descendants of these families, bearing the name, now living in this county are the families of F. J. Bradford of Manchester and F. C. Bradford of Amherst, who are descended from Dana Bartlett Bradford.
BENJAMIN M. The following fragmentary records relate to the family of Benjamin Marshal and Hannah Bradford.
II. CHILDREN.
1. Child d. in infancy.
2. Maria, b. in 1817 ; m. Pyam Perkins, and had at least two children, Ella and Hattie, the last marrying Charles Gray.
3. Franklin, b. in 1825.
4. Caroline Hubbard, who m. Frank Plaisted.
5. Harriet, who d. at Meredith.
6. Henry, twin of Harriet, b. February 4, 1828; m. Priscilla Sweatt.
7. Horace, b. February 13, 1830; went to Prescott, Wis., 1861; m. 1867, Susan Clifford, who d. February 6, 1898; he d. October 26, 1901, and was buried in Pine Glen cemetery, Prescott, Wis.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Ernest, d. February 18, 1901.
2. Frank S., m. Imogene E. Dunbar, December 16, 1903; res. in Clifton, Wis.
BRICKETT.
REV. HARRY, s. of John Brickett and Elizabeth Putnam, his wife, was born in Newbury, Vt., February 1, 1818. He was educated at Bradford, Vt., and Haverhill, N. H., academies. He was graduated at Dartmouth College in 1840. He studied medicine and attended lectures at Hanover Medical College two years, and then was called away to teach, following that occupa- tion thirteen consecutive years. He was Principal of Frances- town Academy from 1844 to 1851; taught at Newburyport, Mass., two years in the Brown Latin (High) school for boys; and during four years following was Principal of the Merrimack
REV. HARRY BRICKETT
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Normal Institute at Reeds Ferry, N. H., ably assisted by Mrs. Brickett a large part of the time. From that place he was called, in the spring of 1857, to the pastorate of the Congregational Church at Hillsborough Bridge. He was ordained as a Minister of the Gospel, in the Hanover Street Congregational Church, Manchester, January 28, 1858. He remained, as acting pastor, declining installation, in Hillsborough, made so by vote of the church in 1858, until April 1865, when he removed to Genesco, Illinois ; here he remained as Pastor until 1872; then a pastorate of four years at East Lake George, N. Y., followed. In 1876 he was recalled to Hillsborough Bridge, his first pastorate, and re- mained until 1882. He then accepted a call to Thetford, Vt., where he preached eight years until 1890, when he bought a home and retired to live in it at Hooksett, N. H.
He served as School Commissioner of Hillsborough County from 1859 to 1861; was Superintendent of Schools for Hills- borough in 1877 and 1878. He contributed many articles, both in prose and poetry, to the press, and was the author of an historical sketch of the town for the County History. He was a successful and popular teacher, a beloved pastor, a genial companion with both young and old, and an esteemed public citizen.
He married August 18, 1846, Eliza, dau. of Joseph and Phebe (Gage) Cutter, of Jaffrey. She was a helpmeet to him in all of his work to the extent of the word. He d. at Hooksett, Dec. 17, 1891, and is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Joseph C., b. June 26, 1847, in Francestown, d. November 25, 1851, in Newburyport, Mass.
2. Ellen J., b. September 2, 1850, in Francestown; grad. at the Oberlin College, Ohio, in 1875; taught several years at Deer- ing, Hillsborough Bridge and Hooksett. She was married at Thetford, Vt., September 7, 1889, to Orin J. Prescott, of that town. In 1901 they rem. to Manchester, where they res. at present.
3. Harry LeRoy, b. September 14, 1852. (See)
4. Julia E., b. in H., July 28, 1859; d. December 27, 1876, in Hills- borough.
5. Mary I., b. in H., July 21, 1862 ; grad. at Abbott Academy, Andover, Mass .. 1884; m. June 14, 1887, Charles S. Wilmot, of Thetford, Vt.
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HISTORY OF HILLSBOROUGH.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Archibald, b. July 3, 1888.
2. Ralph Graham, b. February 6, 1890; m. Margaret Watkins, of Needham Heights, Mass. He served in the World War.
3. Julia Mildred, b. 1894; m. June 26, 1919, Charles C. Cook, of Thetford Centre, Vt.
REV. HARRY LEROY was b. Sept. 14, 1852, at Newburyport, Mass .; graduated at Oberlin College, Ohio, in 1875 ; received the degree of A. M. from same in 1878. He was Principal of the High School at Hillsborough Bridge three years; taught one year in New York State, and grad. at Andover Theological Seminary in 1882; settled as pastor of the Congregational Church Lynn- field Centre, Marion and Southbridge, Mass. He is now in his eighth year as Pastor of the Elm-street Congregational Church, Southbridge.
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